One of our first birds of the trip was Double-banded Puffbird. Most easily seen in Venezuela and present in forest borders as well (this bird - one of a pair - was in semi-deciduous woodland) these attractive puffbirds can even be seen in hotel grounds. This bird displays the double chest bands and the whitish throat typical of birds east of the Andes (birds of the arid NW of Venezuela now considered a sperate species - Russet-throated Puffbird).
Sunday, 9 December 2007
VENEUELA: Double-banded Puffbird.
One of our first birds of the trip was Double-banded Puffbird. Most easily seen in Venezuela and present in forest borders as well (this bird - one of a pair - was in semi-deciduous woodland) these attractive puffbirds can even be seen in hotel grounds. This bird displays the double chest bands and the whitish throat typical of birds east of the Andes (birds of the arid NW of Venezuela now considered a sperate species - Russet-throated Puffbird).
